Author Topic: Jeopardy! Seeking Former Tournament of Champions Players (Read 86125 times)

BrandonFG · « **Reply #90 on:** August 28, 2013, 12:10:52 PM »

Not since the end of the sushi bar era, so fall 2002. Although, the subsequent mishmash set of random tiles had tiny logos on some squares, so technically 2009?

/New set looks pretty spiffy

clemon79 · « **Reply #91 on:** August 28, 2013, 12:32:04 PM »

How long has it been since the title of the show has been on set in some form other than on a screen? Ten or fifteen years now?

I liken it to Shaquille O\'Neal, who during his tenure with the Magic and Lakers really didn\'t need to wear a number; he could have just put his \"Shaq\" logo on the back of his jersey and everyone was still gonna know who he was.

Unrealtor · « **Reply #92 on:** August 30, 2013, 09:28:35 AM »

Two more pictures of the new set:

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http://i.imgur.com/tayU1uF.jpg\'>http://i.imgur.com/tayU1uF.jpg

I\'m not completely sold on the contestant lecterns, at least as viewed from that angle. They look somewhat dark compared with the rest of the set, but the remainder looks pretty good. Almost a 20s/30s art deco vibe.

Not since the end of the sushi bar era, so fall 2002. Although, the subsequent mishmash set of random tiles had tiny logos on some squares, so technically 2009?

There was one panel on the random squares set where it appeared at about the same size as the logo on Alex\'s new lectern, but it was in the corner between him and the contestants, so it wasn\'t usually shown in anything other than very wide shots of the whole set at the opening and closing.

BrandonFG · « **Reply #93 on:** August 30, 2013, 11:27:25 AM »

I gotta admit, I\'ll kinda miss the sliding door that sat at center stage. Kinda like the title card being on the host\'s lectern, it\'s another of those \"little things\" I miss from the 70s and 80s...seeing a host come through a moving door.

jjman920 · « **Reply #94 on:** September 11, 2013, 06:56:58 PM »

It\'s a http://www.jeopardy.com/news/season30premiere.php\'>BATTLE. OF. THE. DECADES.

A season long affair, but no structure given to it.

I\'d think somewhere along the lines of the Celebrity Invitational.

weaklink75 · « **Reply #95 on:** September 13, 2013, 11:14:04 AM »

It\'s a http://www.jeopardy.com/news/season30premiere.php\'>BATTLE. OF. THE. DECADES.

A season long affair, but no structure given to it.

I\'d think somewhere along the lines of the Celebrity Invitational.

They said 45 players, so the most obvious way is 3 weeks of shows based on decade groups (80\'s, 90\'s, and 00\'s- though they might fudge the eras a little depending on who\'s available)- winners of those 15 shows come back to compete in a traditional 2 week tournament, with each of the first round games having one player from each of the groups.

If they do do it by decade, the 80\'s group would be the closest we\'ve gotten to a Seniors tournament in a long time- even those in the Teen Tournaments back then would be in their mid-40\'s...

Jeremy Nelson · « **Reply #96 on:** September 16, 2013, 10:01:32 PM »

What do you guys think of the new set? I actually quite like it! I\'m not used to the contestant \"table\", but I\'m sure it will grow on me.

PYLdude · « **Reply #97 on:** September 16, 2013, 10:03:19 PM »

The \"darker set\" mantra snags Jeopardy.

Unrealtor · « **Reply #98 on:** September 16, 2013, 11:56:04 PM »

The \"darker set\" mantra snags Jeopardy.

It\'s darker than it was, but it\'s not exactly upper-tier Millionaire dark (or, hell, even Wheel of Fortune dark.)

BrandonFG · « **Reply #99 on:** September 17, 2013, 09:07:09 AM »

I only caught the contestant interviews, but it looked like the backdrop of pillars was pretty far behind the contestants. I\'ll try to watch tonight to get a better view.

PYLdude · « **Reply #100 on:** September 17, 2013, 04:38:58 PM »

The \"darker set\" mantra snags Jeopardy.

It\'s darker than it was, but it\'s not exactly upper-tier Millionaire dark (or, hell, even Wheel of Fortune dark.)

Yeah, but Wheel has enough color around the set to offset the darkness. Jeopardy really doesn\'t and it\'s kind of a shock to the eyes at first.

It\'s not gonna effect my watching the show but it will take some getting used to.

Jeremy Nelson · « **Reply #101 on:** October 14, 2013, 09:01:10 PM »

So, just an idea that hit me on the way home that might be kinda fun....would anyone be up for a bracket challenge a-la March Madness? If you guys would be interested, I can lay down a basic structure and keep track of the whole thing.

TLEberle · « **Reply #102 on:** November 10, 2013, 10:11:34 PM »

For no reason that I can immediately recall I\'ve been noodling around with the winnings of some of the top drawer players--specifically throwing out their high and low win (from the first five games in some cases), multiplying by five and dividing by three to arrive at their adjusted five-day total (dividing by two for the post-doubling contestants). Here\'s the results:

Officer Frank: $93,828
Jerome Vered: $93,001
Larissa Kelly: $88,830
Ken Jennings: $80,666
Roger Craig: $78,666
Bob Blake: $73,166
Chuck Forrest: $70,500

Chuck Forrest and Jerome Vered lost almost nothing in the averaging: Chuck was consistent through his games, Jerome had a $7,000 win to balance out the $34,000 record. Bob and Frank lost a bundle because one of their wins tied or set a record.

TLEberle · « **Reply #103 on:** December 03, 2013, 10:33:16 PM »

The three write-ins: Andy Westney, Shane Whitlock and Tom Nissley.

Mild boo, Jeopardy viewers/voters. Boo.

TLEberle · « **Reply #104 on:** January 27, 2014, 12:15:53 AM »

Matchups:

http://www.jeopardy.com/minisites/battleofthedecades/about/.

There's a grand champion every day, and nobody gets a cakewalk game. Nicely done.

(Note that some of the gentlemen would have done well to sock away a couple bucks to get their hair styled properly.)